60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Story Rich, Mystery, Adventure, Singleplayer.
Looking for a forensic specialist to restore damaged audio tapes (late 1970s). Warning: The artist was involved in the occult; she disappeared under suspicious circumstances. The nature of the recordings may be distressing. Mental clarity and resilience are a must. QUOTE REQUESTED.
On Tape << Rewind
On Tape << Rewind is a psychological horror story told through cassette tapes. Play recordings, search for clues, discover hidden cassettes, and manipulate audio. Unravel the mystery of a scientist’s disappearance and the obsession that consumed him — tape by tape.
The Restricted Index
Read between the lies in this first-person mystery puzzle game. You are the last librarian in Britain. Identify books. Recommend them. Ban them. Burn them. Uncover a catalogue of secrets and lost stories buried between the pages.
On Tape << Rewind is a psychological horror story told through cassette tapes. Play recordings, search for clues, discover hidden cassettes, and manipulate audio. Unravel the mystery of a scientist’s disappearance and the obsession that consumed him — tape by tape.
Why similar: Narrative 26.8% ★, Investigation 15.1%, Detective 12.9%, Mystery 10.9%, Surreal 8%
Read between the lies in this first-person mystery puzzle game. You are the last librarian in Britain. Identify books. Recommend them. Ban them. Burn them. Uncover a catalogue of secrets and lost stories buried between the pages.
Why similar: Narrative 25.1% ★, Investigation 17.2%, Mystery 13.8%, Detective 13.6%, Puzzle 7.4%
A deceptively cozy narrative game about an alchemist that immigrates to a new country and opens an apothecary. Get to know your weird and wonderful community, brew the potions your customers need, and use your words to stir up a country on the brink of change.
Why similar: Narrative 24% ★, Investigation 19.2%, Detective 17.1%, Choices Matter 9.4%, Mystery 8.8%
Welcome to the FDI. As our newest Operator, your role is to use your detective skills to assist our field agents and investigate mysterious crimes. Use cutting-edge FDI software to dig for clues, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth.
Why similar: Narrative 20.1% ★, FMV 17.7% ★, Detective 16.6%, Investigation 15.3%, Mystery 9.4%
Become a pathologist in a sinister mansion filled with unsolved mysteries. Examine bodies and make decisions that alter the course of the investigation. Your choices shape multiple story endings in this narrative-driven psychological horror — where every secret could cost your sanity.
Why similar: Narrative 23.4% ★, Detective 18.1%, Investigation 15.2%, Mystery 11.8%, Psychological Horror 9.1%
My Work Is Not Yet Done is a narrative-driven investigative horror game, combining elements of the survival/simulation genres with a dense, nonlinear plot exploring the imbrication and dissolution of human identities/meanings within uncanny wilderness.
Why similar: Narrative 30.2% ★, Investigation 15.8%, Detective 13.7%, Mystery 9.6%, Surreal 8.2%
Cradlemoor is a cinematic multi-layered narrative game, which casts you as Journalist William Marlowe as he journeys to the Dartmoor village of Cradlemoor to investigate a missing film crew. Cradlemoor features a persistent story across multiple playthroughs and hours of film, files and documents.
Why similar: FMV 27.8% ★, Detective 15.8%, Investigation 15.3%, Mystery 10%, Psychological 6.6%
Unravel the mysteries of the ocean spirit world by accompanying a recent high school graduate, Bulut, who lost all of his memories of family and friends. The Inspireist is a story-rich puzzle adventure narrative set in a recent 21st century, alternate realm Izmrr.
Why similar: Narrative 46.8% ★, Mystery 13.2%, Dialogue Heavy 11.8%, Choices Matter 7.3%, Interactive Fiction 4.7%
A war hero returns to a shattered England, searching for his missing family while confronting nightmares that defy reality. A choice-driven, narrative thriller with 8 unique endings.
Why similar: Narrative 26.6% ★, Detective 13.3%, Surreal 9.9%, Mystery 8%, Investigation 8%
THIEF’S SHELTER is a 3D Point and Click Psychological Adventure where the world mirrors a crumbling mind. Nothing stays still, and even your own thoughts can’t be trusted.
Why similar: Narrative 31.4% ★, Detective 16.2%, Investigation 14.8%, Psychological 10.2%, Story Rich 5.2%
It’s the 1920s and the world’s foremost detective is about to embark on his most challenging case yet. Thankfully, in this world that’s not quite like our own, there’s nobody better to crack the case than the great detective and gentleman giraffe, Lord Winklebottom.
Why similar: Narrative 32.8% ★, Detective 17.1%, Investigation 13.9%, Surreal 12%, Mystery 10.7%
A monster is hiding behind one of the voices on the line. Identify the liar before you reveal your location. One wrong judgment, and it comes to your door. Each playthrough changes who's lying.
Why similar: Narrative 26.6% ★, Detective 17.7%, Investigation 14%, Mystery 11.6%, Psychological Horror 8.6%
YOU are a psychiatrist, trying to solve a murder whilst treating the unusual patients of the recently deceased Doctor Dekker. Type a question - patients reply in full screen video and have questions for you too but be careful what you say. Your words determine their eventual fates, and your own!
Why similar: FMV 29.4% ★, Detective 15.5%, Mystery 10.1%, Psychological 9.2%, Psychological Horror 6.8%
“The invisible us” is a FMV game where you play as Song Wufei, a timid high school student targeted by bullies. When a brave classmate intervenes, a series of mysterious events unfold. Investigate and piece together the hidden truth through deduction.
Why similar: FMV 29.7% ★, Detective 18.6%, Mystery 13.8%, Psychological 11.7%, Simulation 6.2%
After the unexpected death of a close friend, Kristina returns to her hometown looking for answers, only to unearth a string of dark secrets. I Saw Black Clouds is an interactive psychological thriller with supernatural elements and branching storylines.
Why similar: FMV 27% ★, Narrative 22.2% ★, Psychological 9.8%, Choices Matter 8.2%, Mystery 7.7%
Quarantined inside an airlock. No memories. No way out. The remaining crew thinks there’s something wrong with you, but the Voice says it’ll help you escape. Navigate volatile conversations & unravel mysteries in this narrative adventure about trust, self-destruction, & shifting identities.
Why similar: Narrative 38.9% ★, Mystery 12.8%, Dialogue Heavy 12.7%, Psychological 11.5%, Choices Matter 7.4%
Idol-themed murder mystery. Play as a detective, solve logic puzzles, and shape your relationships in this VN inspired by Danganronpa & Famicom Detective Club.
Why similar: Narrative 27.2% ★, Detective 15.9%, Investigation 13.6%, Mystery 10.5%, Psychological Horror 6.3%
Supermarket Music is an anime rhythm visual novel about a news network, a tech company, and a TV show that broadcasts your dreams. Hit the beat. Watch the cartoon. Choose what to say. Everybody knows everything you do.
Why similar: Music 23.7%, Narrative 21.4% ★, Mystery 9.3%, Surreal 8.3%, Detective 8.2%
An FMV murder mystery, police interrogation, detective experience.
Why similar: FMV 30.4% ★, Detective 18.5%, Investigation 16.2%, Mystery 11.8%, Choices Matter 8%
A Narrative Horror Adventure game where you play as a Detective and unravel the bizarre mysteries of a seemingly Ordinary Hilly Town.
Why similar: Narrative 32.2% ★, Detective 17.7%, Investigation 16.4%, Mystery 10.4%, Psychological Horror 7%
Marginalia is an atmospheric narrative anthology. Seven stories, one for each deadly sin. Enter the library. Choose your tale. Your choices will not save you. But they will define you.
Why similar: Narrative 41.7% ★, Choices Matter 11.8%, Psychological 9.9%, Story Rich 9.7%, Mystery 9.2%
Find your missing friend. Uncover the secrets within. Brave a luxurious and haunting mansion in Dead Take, a first-person psychological horror crafted by Surgent Studios.
Why similar: FMV 30.4% ★, Narrative 15.2% ★, Psychological Horror 9.6%, Surreal 8.4%, Story Rich 7.1%
Jack Beckham is found dead, hanging in his apartment alone. Police rule it a suicide. His father, refusing to accept the conclusion, hires you to investigate. Delve into the clues left behind in his apartment to discover what really happened.
Why similar: Narrative 25.8% ★, Detective 21.4%, Investigation 17.9%, Mystery 13.7%, Puzzle 6.4%
A short, choose your own adventure detective experience, where your choices matter.
Why similar: FMV 28.2% ★, Detective 18.6%, Investigation 16.6%, Mystery 12%, Choices Matter 7.9%
A mystery detective FMV game
Why similar: FMV 35.3% ★, Detective 20.1%, Investigation 14.7%, Story Rich 6.7%, Interactive Fiction 5.3%
Shirabe Hatcho and Ancient Music Score is a puzzle-solving ADV game where you solve the puzzles by ear. Listen to audio, read music, and play an instrument. Use your sense of pitch to solve the mystery and prevent the phantom thief from committing his crimes as a member of the detective agency.
Why similar: Music 31.8%, Detective 23.5%, Investigation 11.4%, Mystery 8.8%, Puzzle 8.1%
Private Eye is a detective game where you play as Hakeem trying to solve the murder case of Amir. The wealthy heir Amir kept strange company, is one of them his murderer? Explore, investigate, solve puzzles, and find discrepancies to unravel his mysterious death.
Why similar: Narrative 20% ★, Detective 18.6%, Investigation 16.5%, Mystery 12.1%, Choices Matter 8.3%
Step into a suspenseful murder mystery at a prestigious boarding school. As a new student, you must question AI-driven suspects, uncover secrets, and solve the murder before the police arrive. Your choices determine the outcome—can you find the real killer before it’s too late?
Why similar: Narrative 18.9% ★, Detective 16.6%, Investigation 14.2%, Mystery 10.3%, Dialogue Heavy 8.7%
An AI controls the world. Seven dissident friends, not very bright, meet every day at the park. But one day, our protagonist wakes up… with no memory. Her friends have disappeared. Where have they gone? What does the AI want? And why is our protagonist a Rat Girl?
Why similar: Narrative 33.7% ★, Investigation 13.5%, Surreal 10.4%, Mystery 10.3%, Choices Matter 7.7%
Four private lives. One big lie. Search through secretly recorded video conversations to discover the truth. The successor to the acclaimed Her Story.
Why similar: FMV 27.4% ★, Detective 15.9%, Investigation 13.8%, Mystery 11%, Choices Matter 5.6%
A thrilling point-and-click adventure game where you play as Di Renjie, ancient China's most famous and gifted investigator, as he tracks a serial killer in the heart of the Tang Dynasty's capital city.
Why similar: Narrative 28% ★, Detective 16.4%, Investigation 14.4%, Dialogue Heavy 11.2%, Mystery 7.4%
1986, Tornado Alley, USA… Go undercover as Boulder, an agent infiltrating the notorious religious cult known as the Bahnsen Knights. Face off against occultists, biblical storms, and an enigmatic car salesman turned preacher as you investigate the disappearance of a fellow agent and close friend.
Why similar: Narrative 34.2% ★, Detective 14.6%, Investigation 10.1%, Dialogue Heavy 9.3%, Choices Matter 7.2%
An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.
Why similar: FMV 26.9% ★, Detective 17.6%, Mystery 8.4%, Choices Matter 8%, Psychological Horror 7.6%
『Letters of Bernard Thorne』 is a story-driven psychological horror game about trauma. Take a seat in Bernard's motorized wheelchair. Roam around the old man's house. Discover his scarred past. Flee from his sins. Climb up the attic.
Why similar: Narrative 42% ★, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Text-Based 8.6%, Story Rich 7.7%, Surreal 7%
The night before the wedding, the altar burns down and the wedding planner is injured. The family blames a curse, but she suspects foul play. Play as a college student who goes undercover as her replacement. Can you solve the mystery before the wedding?
Why similar: Investigation 21.7%, Mystery 18.4%, Detective 16.1%, Puzzle 7.9%, Choices Matter 7.5%
You are a father. You wake in a hallway that hums. Empty pools. Dead malls. Your four daughters are here. Voice acted by a real father and his daughters. Two endings. No right answer.
Why similar: Narrative 26.6% ★, Surreal 14.4%, Psychological Horror 9.4%, Psychological 8.6%, Choices Matter 7.7%
A darkened sky. A blazing fire. A wretched tombstone. And you, here at the end of everything. End of Garbage is a short, first-person puzzle game exploring the dark surreality of endings.
Why similar: Narrative 40% ★, Surreal 20.8%, Investigation 18.1%, Puzzle 8.2%, Atmospheric 5.2%
A deceptively difficult deduction game about one very unfortunate family. Revisit their worst moments, form your own conclusions, and solve this silly yet challenging mystery.
Why similar: Narrative 30% ★, Detective 20.7%, Investigation 19%, Mystery 13.2%, Puzzle 6.1%
Criminal Expert is a detective video game that puts you under the pressure of inexorably passing time. The story contains multiple selection paths, and you ultimately decide how it ends.
Why similar: FMV 31.2% ★, Detective 20.3%, Investigation 18.3%, Dialogue Heavy 8.4%, Simulation 5.8%
Investigate the mysteries of a haunted mansion as you solve various challenging puzzles in this Victorian-inspired, narrative-driven escape room game. With only your wit and a lantern to light the way forward, will the choices you make seal your fate, or open the path to freedom?
Why similar: Narrative 31.1% ★, Investigation 16%, Detective 14.9%, Mystery 10.9%, Psychological Horror 6.7%
In Floor13, reality doesn’t change all at once — it shifts quietly, waiting for you to notice.You walk the same office corridor over and over, but something always feels… slightly off.Your task is simple: observe, detect, report. If you fail to see the difference, the corridor will keep you forever.
Why similar: Detective 20.1%, Investigation 15.8%, Surreal 12%, Psychological 11.7%, Psychological Horror 11.3%
A mystery game where you investigate a murder by searching the crime scene and interrogating AI-powered NPCs with unique personas.
Why similar: Detective 19.5%, Investigation 15.4%, Mystery 14.2%, Dialogue Heavy 12.7%, Choices Matter 9.7%
The Shapeshifting Detective is a supernatural murder mystery FMV game where you play as a detective who can shapeshift into other characters, allowing you to unlock secret conversations and private encounters.
Why similar: FMV 51.4% ★, Detective 21.4%, Choices Matter 9.1%, Mystery 8.5%, Indie 3.7%
The 3rd installment in the Case Files series. An FMV murder mystery, police interrogation, detective experience.
Why similar: FMV 31.6% ★, Detective 19.6%, Investigation 18.2%, Mystery 13.5%, Simulation 6.1%
Foghorns Drown is a psychological thriller where you play as a ferryman, bringing passengers across a foggy lake to a town drenched in mystery and folklore.
Why similar: Narrative 31.7% ★, Detective 15.8%, Surreal 15.7%, Mystery 13.5%, Psychological Horror 10.2%
Tricked into reading an ancient book, Loralyn summons a demon into her home. Night Book is an interactive occult thriller movie, created in lockdown, from the publishers of The Complex, Five Dates and Maid of Sker.
Why similar: FMV 37.3% ★, Detective 13.9%, Mystery 11.9%, Investigation 10.6%, Choices Matter 8.4%
[Telltale - Casino Murder] is a full-voice indie mystery game with the youngest lawyer, Kang Ho-yeon, who reveals the truth of the casino murder case and achieves innocence at trial.
Why similar: Detective 22.3%, Mystery 19.7%, Investigation 19.5%, Dialogue Heavy 11.2%, Puzzle 7.7%
The end of the world is near! After a mysterious package unleashes paranormal events in Triton Town, experience a chapter-based narrative through the eyes of multiple protagonists. Solve puzzles, explore detailed environments, and interview witnesses to uncover the truth before time runs out!
Why similar: Narrative 29.7% ★, Detective 19.3%, Investigation 16.6%, Mystery 12.7%, Story Rich 6.4%
You log on to a computer having no clue of what lies within. Explore its files, solve puzzles to recover missing pieces, and decipher passwords to enter otherwise prohibited folders. As you delve deeper into its content, you’ll find that there is a greater mystery to be solved.
Why similar: Detective 23.9%, Narrative 22.4% ★, Mystery 12.4%, Simulation 9.7%, Interactive Fiction 9.3%
"Mutes" is a live-action mystery game. From a third-person perspective, you will make critical choices, engage in deductive reasoning to communicate for the protagonist, and perform quick-time reactions to survive a murder mystery.
Why similar: FMV 39.4% ★, Detective 18.4%, Mystery 13.1%, Simulation 7.6%, Puzzle 6.7%
In this detective/idol game fusion, every decision you make will influence the narrative. Your choices will shape relationships, uncover secrets, and determine the fate of the characters and the school itself.
Why similar: Narrative 30% ★, Detective 18.1%, Mystery 13.1%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Psychological Horror 9.9%
KILLA is a 3D adventure mystery with multiple endings. Valhalla, our protagonist, seeks the killer of her mentor, a mentor she treasures like family, venturing to an unknown island. Discover the culprit on this enigmatic island and embark on a journey of revenge.
Why similar: Investigation 16%, Detective 15.7%, Mystery 11.7%, Dialogue Heavy 9.8%, Psychological 9%
Kamilia is a story-driven, choices-matter detective mystery. Follow a talented painter who finds himself wrapped up in an unsolved case, as he tries to unveil a hidden truth that has been buried for years.
Why similar: Detective 16.6%, Mystery 15.3%, Investigation 15%, Dialogue Heavy 11.3%, Choices Matter 11.1%
Grayton the Detective is a narrative adventure game about a homeless man who once lived in wealth and comfort, now showers with a kettle, and solves petty mysteries on the streets of Cleveland. However, with the disappearance of mysterious Golden Spoon, everything may change.
Why similar: Narrative 23.7% ★, Detective 20.6%, Investigation 20.6%, Choices Matter 11%, Story Rich 7.2%
Enter another person’s memories and search for clues to identify the culprit. Together with former police officer John Victor, solve the case assigned for his career advancement.
Why similar: Detective 23.7%, Investigation 21.2%, Psychological 13.5%, Narrative 11.4% ★, Choices Matter 11.1%
An art curator is held hostage by a portraitist who threatens to detonate a bomb unless their demands are met. 'The Gallery' contains two interactive narratives - set in 1981 (with a female protagonist) and 2021 (with a male protagonist).
Why similar: FMV 28.9% ★, Detective 17.1%, Investigation 13.6%, Psychological 10.5%, Choices Matter 7.4%
Intruder In Antiquonia is a narrative mystery adventure that will immerse you in the Internet-hostile town of Antiquonia. Sarah does not remember who she is and how she got there. Help her solve the mysteries of her past while exploring beautiful hand-drawn environments.
Why similar: Narrative 27.1% ★, Detective 17.9%, Investigation 15%, Mystery 12.4%, Story Rich 6.5%
Mohism: Battle of Words is a detective game set in the world of wuxia. The game follows Zhang Xiaochen, investigates unsolved cases and comes into his own as a hero. He must rely on his wits and razor-sharp tongue to best his opponents, find the culprit and ensure justice prevails!
Why similar: Detective 22.1%, Investigation 17.7%, Dialogue Heavy 15.5%, Mystery 13.2%, Story Rich 7.3%
A mysterious creature has torn your home from reality. Explore the City of Stolen Worlds, uncover the secrets of its inhabitants, and try to find your way back. Or perhaps you want to become the new Master?
Why similar: Narrative 22.7% ★, Surreal 17.3%, Choices Matter 10.4%, Mystery 9.8%, Psychological 9.2%
You play as a postman, sorting mail for the five intriguing residents of a remote island. Pick up on their peculiar habits, discover their secrets without opening the envelopes, and try to save this peaceful haven from its fate!
Why similar: Narrative 31.7% ★, Investigation 14.8%, Detective 13%, Mystery 9.4%, Text-Based 6.2%
